Rohit Arya’s Last Rites Performed In Pune After Mumbai Police Encounter

The final rites of Rohit Arya, who was shot dead by the Mumbai police after taking 19 people hostage, were carried out in Pune in the early hours of Saturday, reported PTI.

Arya, 50, had held 17 children aged between 10 and 12, along with two adults, captive at a studio in Mumbai’s Powai area on Thursday. The three-hour standoff ended with police rescuing all hostages and Arya being killed in the operation.

Following a post-mortem examination at Mumbai’s JJ Hospital, his body was transported to Pune. The cremation was attended by his wife, son, and other close relatives, according to PTI.

Police sources said Arya had been living away from Pune for several years and had minimal contact with his family during that period. Preliminary findings indicate he had largely remained isolated in recent times.

Earlier, Arya had alleged that payments owed to him for a project he undertook for the Maharashtra education department were pending. He had even staged a protest in Pune over the issue, PTI reported.

(With inputs from PTI)